Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Painting predicates what man wants to see, and what man ought to see, not what he ordinarily sees.
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Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation are not utopian ideals. They are critical to global peace and security.
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Apple's advantage is that it designs and builds software together, so if the software isn't excellent, it does the superlative hardware a disservice.
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Being a star has made it possible for me to get insulted in places where the average Negro could never hope to go and get insulted.
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I try to make music that's relevant to my life and relatable to the culture I live in.
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I like people and I like them to like me, but I wear my heart where God put it, on the inside.
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I saw 'The Devil Wears Prada.' I don't think it's a reality.
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The thing about a failure is that it is possible to deny it forever.
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One of the lessons learned during the Vietnam War was that the depiction of wounded soldiers, of coffins stacked higher than their living guards, had a negative effect on the viewing public. The military in Iraq specifically banned the photographing of wounded soldiers and coffins, thus sanitizing this terrible and bloody conflict.
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Memory is not particularly linear - it is associative, repetitive, subjective and porous. But the writer needs to convey disorder and dysfunction without making the novel itself disorderly or dysfunctional.
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Our suspicions are being confirmed that Nashi will serve as a cover for storm brigades that will use violence against democratic organisations.
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Voting in presidential and congressional elections is a national right - and the national government should protect it.
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The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.
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We must improve our lives and we will do it together - all of our citizens and myself as president of Ukraine.
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Whether it's backing up or starting, I have the confidence to go out there and do good, so I'm gonna play my role.
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The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.
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Hopefully in the future, generational challenges will be measured by achievement, not gender.
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I never thought I would go to Gaza. It's incredibly difficult to get into, and when you get there, it's a war zone. Then they have this beach, and there's this incredible, vibrant beach culture there, which is something that I grew up with in Southern California.
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Fashion is unique. It's a leveler, not a divider.
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Somehow I got the feeling at an early age that I had to do something important with my life.
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I'm determined not to lose my name. It's who I am. It has neither aided my progress nor hampered it. It's just who I am.
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There's no harm being a copycat. If someone else is doing a good job, copy. It's free.
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Patriarchal religions, like Judaism and Christianity, established and upheld the 'man's world.'
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My father died when I was 7. I was his favorite child, and he was my beloved father. I brought him along with me all through my life. Every elderly man has a bit of my father in him for me.
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Painting predicates what man wants to see, and what man ought to see, not what he ordinarily sees.
